Ambrosia Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Ambrosia is a plant genus in the Asteraceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 22 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Ambrosia species
Common Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
AI generated
Spiny Bur Ragweed
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Anthony Valois and the National Park ServicePublic domainWikimedia Commons
Ragweed
Ambrosia ambrosioides
MiwasatoshiCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Tree Ragweed
Ambrosia arborescens
Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., CanadaCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Chamisso's Ragweed
Ambrosia chamissonis
Eric in SFCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Franseria chenopodiifolia
Ambrosia chenopodiifolia
Tortie tudeCC0Wikimedia Commons
Desert Ragweed
Ambrosia confertiflora
Richard SpellenbergCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Heartleaf Ragweed
Ambrosia cordifolia
Franseria dumosa
Ambrosia dumosa
Stan ShebsCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Franseria eriocentra
Ambrosia eriocentra
Stan ShebsCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Gray's Ragweed
Ambrosia grayi
One-styled Ragweed
Ambrosia monogyra
Steve HurstPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Western Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Krzysztof Ziarnek KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Ragweed
Ambrosia pumila
Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, USPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Hymenoclea salsola
Ambrosia salsola
Stan ShebsCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Burroweed
Ambrosia tomentosa
Giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
Le.Loup.GrisCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
- Lanceleaf RagweedAmbrosia bidentataPlantoScan
Lanceleaf Ragweed
Ambrosia bidentata
- RagweedAmbrosia cheiranthifoliaPlantoScan
Ragweed
Ambrosia cheiranthifolia
- RagweedAmbrosia deltoideaPlantoScan
Ragweed
Ambrosia deltoidea
- RagweedAmbrosia ilicifoliaPlantoScan
Ragweed
Ambrosia ilicifolia
- RagweedAmbrosia linearisPlantoScan
Ragweed
Ambrosia linearis
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